Name: The Force Behind the Power by Diana Ross
Brand: Diana Ross
SKU: 5099951304751
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 2 (84 reviews)

ALBUM

On her first album of the '90s, Diana Ross attempted to keep up with the times, adding light New Jack beats and synthesized urban contemporary arrangements. It may have been a good idea in theory, but The Force Behind the Power fails in practice. Most of the music sounds too carefully considered, and Ross never quite sounds comfortable with the new sonic surface. Another problem is the material -- most of it is simply not memorable. And when there is a good song, like Nick Lowe's "Battlefield," it's destroyed in the arrangements. There are a couple of moments where it seems like it's going to all come together, but for the most part, The Force Behind the Power is a bungled attempt at contemporizing Miss Ross. And it's questionable whether such an effort was necessary in the first place. [The U.K. edition of The Force Behind the Power has an additional song, "No Matter What You Do," which is a duet with Al B. Sure!.]
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo

1. Change of Heart

by Diana Ross

Guitar: Carlos Rios; Performer
Keyboard: John Barnes
Lloyd Tolbert; Performer
Recorder: Calvin Harris
Jack Rouben; Performer
Synthesizer: John Barnes
Lloyd Tolbert; Performer
Synthesizer Programming: Lloyd Tolbert; Performer
Arranger: Lloyd Tolbert
James Anthony Carmichael; Composer
Composer: Terry Britten
Graham Lyle; Composer
Assistant: Andrew Scheps
Mark Hagen; Production
Engineer: Calvin Harris
Jack Rouben; Production
Mastering: Chris Bellman; Production
Mastering Engineer: Chris Bellman; Production
Vocals: Josef Powell
Fred White
Marva King
Arnold Mcculler
Deborah Thomas; Performer
Primary Artist: Diana Ross; Main Performer
Producer: James Anthony Carmichael; Production
Programmer: Kevin Perry
Andrew Scheps
John Barnes; Production
Programming & Keyboards: Lloyd Tolbert
John Barnes; Other
Performer: Diana Ross; Performer

2. When You Tell Me That You Love Me

by Diana Ross

Bass: Freddie Washington; Performer
Drums: Carlos Vega; Performer
Guitar: Mike Landau; Performer
Performer: Diana Ross; Performer
Arranger: David Campbell; Composer
Composer: John Bettis
Albert Hammond Jr; Composer
Conductor: David Campbell; Conductor
Engineer: Frank Wolf; Production
Mastering: Chris Bellman; Production
Mastering Engineer: Chris Bellman; Production
Orchestra Leader: Gavyn Wright; Performer
Percussion: Mike Fisher; Performer
Recorder: Frank Wolf; Performer
Vocals: Diana Ross
Valerie Carter
Kate Markowitz; Performer
Mixing: Frank Wolf; Production
Primary Artist: Diana Ross; Main Performer
Producer: Peter Asher; Production

3. Battlefield

by Diana Ross

Primary Artist: Diana Ross; Main Performer
Bass: Freddie Washington; Performer
Drums: Carlos Vega; Performer
Guitar: Mike Landau; Performer
Percussion: Mike Fisher; Performer
Performer: Diana Ross; Performer
Recorder: Frank Wolf; Performer
Vocals: Kate Markowitz
Valerie Carter; Performer
Arranger: David Campbell; Composer
Composer: Paul Carrack
Nick Lowe; Composer
Engineer: Frank Wolf; Production
Mastering: Chris Bellman; Production
Mastering Engineer: Chris Bellman; Production
Mixing: Frank Wolf; Production
Producer: Peter Asher; Production

4. Blame It on the Sun

by Diana Ross

Bass: Freddie Washington; Performer
Drums: Carlos Vega; Performer
Guitar: Mike Landau; Performer
Performer: Diana Ross; Performer
Arranger: David Campbell; Composer
Composer: Syreeta Wright
Stevie Wonder; Composer
Conductor: David Campbell; Conductor
Engineer: Frank Wolf; Production
Mastering: Chris Bellman; Production
Mastering Engineer: Chris Bellman; Production
Orchestra Leader: Gavyn Wright; Performer
Percussion: Mike Fisher; Performer
Recorder: Frank Wolf; Performer
Vocals: Valerie Carter
Kate Markowitz; Performer
Mixing: Frank Wolf; Production
Primary Artist: Diana Ross; Main Performer
Producer: Peter Asher; Production

5. You're Gonna Love It

by Diana Ross

Guitar: Carlos Rios; Performer
Keyboard: John Barnes
Lloyd Tolbert; Performer
Recorder: Calvin Harris
Jack Rouben; Performer
Synthesizer: John Barnes
Lloyd Tolbert; Performer
Synthesizer Programming: Lloyd Tolbert; Performer
Arranger: Lloyd Tolbert
James Anthony Carmichael; Composer
Composer: Lloyd Tolbert
Cydney Davis; Composer
Assistant: Andrew Scheps
Mark Hagen; Production
Engineer: Calvin Harris
Jack Rouben; Production
Mastering: Chris Bellman; Production
Mastering Engineer: Chris Bellman; Production
Vocals: Josef Powell
Fred White
Marva King
Arnold Mcculler
Deborah Thomas; Performer
Primary Artist: Diana Ross; Main Performer
Producer: James Anthony Carmichael; Production
Programmer: Kevin Perry
Andrew Scheps
John Barnes; Production
Programming & Keyboards: Lloyd Tolbert
John Barnes; Other
Performer: Diana Ross; Performer

6. Heavy Weather

by Diana Ross

Guitar: Carlos Rios; Performer
Harmonica: Warren Ham; Performer
Keyboard: James Anthony Carmichael; Performer
Recorder: Calvin Harris
Jack Rouben; Performer
Synthesizer: John Barnes
James Anthony Carmichael; Performer
Synthesizer Programming: Lloyd Tolbert; Performer
Arranger: James Anthony Carmichael; Composer
Composer: Michael Sembello; Composer
Assistant: Andrew Scheps
Mark Hagen; Production
Engineer: Calvin Harris
Jack Rouben; Production
Mastering: Chris Bellman; Production
Mastering Engineer: Chris Bellman; Production
Vocals: Fred White
Marva King
Arnold Mcculler
Josef Powell
Deborah Thomas; Performer
Primary Artist: Diana Ross; Main Performer
Producer: James Anthony Carmichael; Production
Programmer: Kevin Perry
John Barnes
Andrew Scheps; Production
Programming & Keyboards: Lloyd Tolbert
John Barnes; Other
Performer: Diana Ross; Performer

7. The Force Behind the Power

by Diana Ross

Primary Artist: Diana Ross; Main Performer
Performer: Diana Ross; Performer
Recorder: Steve Vanarden; Performer
Various Instruments: Stevie Wonder; Performer
Choir/chorus: The Andrae Crouch Singers; Ensemble
Arranger: Stevie Wonder; Composer
Composer: Stevie Wonder; Composer
Editor: R.r. Harlan; Production
Engineer: Jimmy Sandweiss
Steve Vanarden; Production
Mastering: Chris Bellman; Production
Mastering Engineer: Chris Bellman; Production
Mixing: Steve Vanarden; Production
Producer: Nathan Watts
Stevie Wonder; Production
Programmer: Malcolm Cecil
Atle Bakken
Rob Arbittier; Production
Performed By: Stevie Wonder; Other

8. Heart (Don't Change My Mind)

by Diana Ross

Bass: Freddie Washington; Performer
Composer: Robbie Buchanan
Diane Warren; Composer
Drums: Carlos Vega; Performer
Guitar: Mike Landau; Performer
Orchestra Leader: Gavyn Wright; Performer
Percussion: Mike Fisher; Performer
Performer: Diana Ross; Performer
Recorder: Frank Wolf; Performer
Saxophone: John Helliwell; Performer
Vocals: Valerie Carter
Kate Markowitz; Performer
Arranger: David Campbell; Composer
Conductor: David Campbell; Conductor
Engineer: Frank Wolf; Production
Mastering: Chris Bellman; Production
Mastering Engineer: Chris Bellman; Production
Mixing: Frank Wolf; Production
Primary Artist: Diana Ross; Main Performer
Producer: Peter Asher; Production

9. Waiting in the Wings

by Diana Ross

Guitar: Carlos Rios; Performer
Keyboard: John Barnes
Lloyd Tolbert; Performer
Recorder: Calvin Harris
Jack Rouben; Performer
Synthesizer: John Barnes
Lloyd Tolbert; Performer
Synthesizer Programming: Lloyd Tolbert; Performer
Arranger: Lloyd Tolbert
James Anthony Carmichael; Composer
Composer: Peter Sinfield
Andy Hill; Composer
Assistant: Andrew Scheps
Mark Hagen; Production
Engineer: Calvin Harris
Jack Rouben; Production
Mastering: Chris Bellman; Production
Mastering Engineer: Chris Bellman; Production
Vocals: Josef Powell
Fred White
Marva King
Arnold Mcculler
Deborah Thomas; Performer
Primary Artist: Diana Ross; Main Performer
Producer: Diana Ross
James Anthony Carmichael; Production
Programmer: Kevin Perry
Andrew Scheps
John Barnes; Production
Programming & Keyboards: Lloyd Tolbert
John Barnes; Other
Performer: Diana Ross; Performer

10. You and I

by Diana Ross

Performer: Diana Ross; Performer
Primary Artist: Diana Ross; Main Performer
Recorder: Frank Wolf; Performer
Composer: Joe Galdo
Lawrence Paul Dermer
Rafael Vigil; Composer
Engineer: Frank Wolf; Production
Mastering: Chris Bellman; Production
Mastering Engineer: Chris Bellman; Production
Mixing: Frank Wolf; Production

11. One Shining Moment

by Diana Ross

Bass: Larry Klein; Performer
Drums: Peter Asher
Carlos Vega; Performer
Guitar: Mike Landau; Performer
Performer: Diana Ross; Performer
Arranger: David Campbell; Composer
Composer: Vanesse Thomas
Vaneese Thomas; Composer
Conductor: David Campbell; Conductor
Engineer: Frank Wolf; Production
Mastering: Chris Bellman; Production
Mastering Engineer: Chris Bellman; Production
Orchestra Leader: Gavyn Wright; Performer
Recorder: Frank Wolf; Performer
Vocals: Valerie Carter
Kate Markowitz; Performer
Mixing: Frank Wolf; Production
Programmer: Peter Asher; Production
Primary Artist: Diana Ross; Main Performer
Producer: Peter Asher; Production

12. No Matter What You Do

by Diana Ross

Primary Artist: Diana Ross; Main Performer
Performer: Diana Ross; Performer
Composer: Kyle West
Albert Brown; Composer
Mastering: Chris Bellman; Production
Mastering Engineer: Chris Bellman; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

12 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

54 minutes and 3 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1800x1800 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

10/12 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Rap, Hip Hop, R&B, Soul, Motown, Rock, Contemporary R&B, Disco

Label

Parlophone UK

Music Distribution Service

Warner

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Sep 9, 1991

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

5099951304751

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The Force Behind the Power

1. Change of Heart

2. When You Tell Me That You Love Me

3. Battlefield

4. Blame It on the Sun

5. You're Gonna Love It

6. Heavy Weather

7. The Force Behind the Power

8. Heart (Don't Change My Mind)

9. Waiting in the Wings

10. You and I

11. One Shining Moment

12. No Matter What You Do

Technical Specifications

The Force Behind the Power

Product information

Release options

1. Change of Heart

2. When You Tell Me That You Love Me

3. Battlefield

4. Blame It on the Sun

5. You're Gonna Love It

6. Heavy Weather

7. The Force Behind the Power

8. Heart (Don't Change My Mind)

9. Waiting in the Wings

10. You and I

11. One Shining Moment

12. No Matter What You Do

Technical Specifications